4-608: The Tomatas are an extinct indigenous people that inhabited the valley of Tarija at the time of the Spanish founding of Tarija in 1574. The tomatas appear to have originated in the area of Copiapó in the Chilean Norte Chico as attested in the designation "tomatas copiapoes" found in early Spanish manuscripts. This group was likely uprooted from their homelands in Chile as part of
8-553: A partir de los testimonios coloniales" . Revista Tiempo Histórico (in Spanish). 7 (12): 17–32. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tomatas&oldid=1250619414 " Categories : Indigenous peoples in Bolivia Tarija Department Hidden category: CS1 Spanish-language sources (es) Tarija Too Many Requests If you report this error to
12-477: The existence of "Chilean" placenames such as Loa , Calama , and Erqui ( Elqui ) in Bolivia. References [ edit ] ^ Patiño, Roberto (January 20, 2019). "Churumatas y tomatas, la conexión chilena en Tarija" . El País (in Spanish) . Retrieved January 20, 2020 . ^ Cortés Larravide, Enrique (2016). "¿Existió un grupo llamado Copiapó en el valle homónimo? Reflexiones
16-679: The population transfers of the Inca Empire . Based on archaeological remains, the Elqui Valley , about 240 km south of Copiapó Valley , has also been proposed as a possible origin. Conquistador Luis de Fuentes , moved this group again by a much shorter distance than the Incas did and resettled the Tomatas near his new city Tarija. The Tomatas appear to have given placenames from their old lands to their new area of settlement thus explaining
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